Bangladesh’s ?rst nuclear power plant is now approaching the power generation stage, with fuel loading at Unit 1 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Project likely to begin in early February, project of?cials said.
if the process moves ahead as planned, trial electricity generation could start between early March and late April, allowing partial power to be fed into the national grid for the ?rst time, they added. Of?cials, however, cautioned that the highly sensitive and safety-critical nature of nuclear operations means the plant will not immediately reach full capacity. According to the operational roadmap, it may take another eight to ten months after physical startup to gradually scale up generation to the full 1,200 megawatts. If everything proceeds as planned, full commercial production from the ?rst unit may be possible by mid-2026.
any technical anomaly detected during fuel loading, reactor startup or trial operations could lead to adjustments in the timeline, they said, noting that safety and quality assurance are being prioritised over speed at every stage of the commissioning process.